New product by Dodge
Friday, November 16th, 2007 in Dodge
Dodge decided to avenge last year’s loss in NASCAR, and return both: a big name driver and a brand new car to challenge the oval circuit. Long-time F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya had plenty of competition for media attention in the form of the new Dodge Avenger.
In a new version of Avenger in 2008, Montoya will be driving the number 42 car.
Dodge will go up against a crowded midsize market, including Chevrolet’s all-new Malibu and the recently-updated Toyota Camry. Also attractive, Dodge believes, will be the $18,895 base price.
Avenger features such safety systems as front, side, and head curtain airbags, traction control, and brake assist. Will be offered a stability control. There’s a chiller built into the instrument panel, and the sedan also will offer a multifunction electronic system, dubbed MyGig, that can handle MP3 audio on its 20-GB hard-drive system.
New facilities include a 234-horsepower 3.5-liter V-6, a 2.7-liter FlexFuel V-6, rated at 189 hp, and a 173-hp 2.4-liter engine aimed at mileage-minded buyers. The latter package will get 21 mpg in the city, 30 on the highway.